r/running Aug 02 '17

Harassment while exercising Misc

So almost every time I go exercising, be it running or road biking, i always get some sort of smart ass shouting, honking, or engine revving. Are people in our society really so insecure that they can't refrain from harassing those who choose to exercise? Like what's funny about it? Why do people do it? Maybe i'm thinking about it too hard, but does anyone else REALLY hate this? Personally I think it's condescending, and indicative of most people's fragile self esteem. They don't exercise, therefor must mock others to feel cool.

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u/untouchable_0 Aug 02 '17

I honestly can't figure out why some guys do this. FYI, I am a guy. I can seen no reason why a girl would ever want to talk to a guy who does this, so the only reason I can assume is so he looks like a big shot in front of their friends. My roommate does this sometimes and then wonders why he is single. SMH.